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EDGAR ALLAN POE: ATMOSPHERE OF SORROW</a>
Male Writers Eliam Puente Male Writers Eliam Puente

EDGAR ALLAN POE: ATMOSPHERE OF SORROW

October is spOoOoky month and OF COURSE Edgar Allan Poe died in October. This month on Storical, tune in every week for a new episode on the life and writings of Poe. Today, we’re going over his full life story. Check back for episodes on Grip the raven, the mysterious death of Poe, and some of the inspirations for his tales of terror.

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HALLOWEEN SPECIAL: THE BLOOD COUNTESS ELIZABETH BATHORY</a>

HALLOWEEN SPECIAL: THE BLOOD COUNTESS ELIZABETH BATHORY

Happy Halloween listeners! In honor of my favorite holiday, I send you off into the last creepy night of October with the story of Elizabeth Bathory, the inspiration behind modern vampire lore and the most prolific female serial killer in history. Bathory is said to have bathed in the blood of virgins to stay young and beautiful with a victim count as high as 600 and as low as 50. Tune in for all the bloody details.

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STORICAL FOOTNOTES: HOUDINI'S FINAL SÉANCE</a>
JT Siems JT Siems

STORICAL FOOTNOTES: HOUDINI'S FINAL SÉANCE

Today we whisper a final goodnight to Harry Houdini as we discuss the tradition of Houdini séances that have taken place continuously since his death on Halloween night of 1926. Tune in on Halloween for a special episode about the Blood Countess.

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